BK virus (BKV) is the infectious cause of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy. Screening
guidelines for renal-transplant recipients define levels of viremia and viruria that are …

BACKGROUND The WHO recently released a BK virus (BKV) international standard. This
study evaluated the WHO international standard and commercially available BKV standards …

… Atienza, James M. Ferrenberg, Lawrence Corey… Ederlyn E. Atienza …

BACKGROUND The CDC states that laboratory testing for persons under investigation for
Ebola virus disease can be safely performed using automated laboratory instruments by …

Quantitative PCR is a diagnostic mainstay of clinical virology, and accurate quantitation of
viral load among labs requires the use of international standards. However, the use of multiple …

Serology remains critical for diagnosing hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection, which affects 15 to
20 million people worldwide, but the literature on characterizing commercial enzyme …

The accuracy and precision of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results depend
not only on the PCR reaction but also on the extraction of viral nucleic acid. Although the …

Quantitative DNA detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK virus (BKV) is critical in the
management of transplant patients. Quantitative laboratory‐developed procedures for CMV …

Quantitative PCR is a diagnostic mainstay of clinical virology, and accurate quantitation of
viral load among labs requires the use of international standards. However, the use of multiple …

Background: Despite the increasing use of real-time PCR in the diagnosis and management
of viral infections, there are no published studies adequately addressing the optimum …